UN chief warns Israel it may be put on sexual violence blacklist; in 1st, Hamas on list | NYGazet

In letter to Israeli envoy Danny Danon, Antonio Guterres cites 'grave concern' over sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees in prisons; Danon calls idea 'unfounded' and 'absurd'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday placed Israel “on notice” for possible inclusion in the UN’s “blacklist” of countries and groups credibly suspected of committing patterns of sexual violence in armed conflict. Alongside th... [3343 chars]